We start to wind down our Caribbean season with one of our favorite songs from the season — an Anguillag folk song that’s also a cautionary tale. “Tree Fall Down,” hints at the Caribbean proverb, “Big tree fall down, goat bite he leaf”,” which means “When a great man falls, he is no longer feared and respected.” True, true and true. Here are the lyrics of our version: Molly climb up the mango tree, Oh tree fall down, Molly climb up the mango tree, Oh tree fall down, So high up in the mango tree, Oh tree fall down, Too high up in the mango tree
Whooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Tree fall down!”
